Nino Schurter has a custom-painted Scott Spark for his Olympic bid in Rio. The bike is part of the 2017 Scott Racing Concept, or RC, collection; dedicated race bikes comprised of the lightest SCOTT mountain bikes ever built. It weighs of only 1749g (incl. shock and hardware) and is optimized for 1x drivetrain systems. Nino uses the new SRAM Eagle 1x drivetrain and recently captured another World Champs win aboard the bike.
Differences from the previous generation Scott Spark
- 140 grams lighter
- New suspension platform
- 1.3-degrees slacker headtube angle, now 68.5-degrees
- 13mm shorter chainstay length, now 435mm
- 17mm longer reach, now 429.5mm
- 17mm lower stack, now 586.9mm
- Lower standover and shorter stem length, now 70mm
Nino said, "The new bike is not only unbelievably light and stiff, but it also pedals like a hardtail. I feel like the pedal efficiency is even better than on the old Spark. It really feels much more compact and easier to handle. What really suits my riding style is the much better kinematic of the new frame, which results in much better suspension. The bike is more sensitive at the beginning of travel but becomes more supportive from sag point onward, with end stroke progression tuned for cross country riding."
